Sale reports / Tennessee / Sweetwater Livestock Auction / 2020-02-26

Sweetwater Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Sweetwater, Tennessee · Wed, Feb 26
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2067
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
77 vs last sale 92 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
3 vs last sale 65 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
7 vs last sale 21 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereGraded Holstein Steer SaleFri Aug 14, 2026Graded Feeder Cattle SaleFri Aug 7, 2026Replacement Cattle Sale (Seasonal)Fri Apr 24, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 higher overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a higher undertone was noted. A higher undertone was noted for feeder classes as well, with no comparisons available also due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.21/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$125.21
39 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.52
vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492125.9761936
Small and Medium 1-2470122.005731thin
Medium and Large 2-3488113.005512thin
One grade step is worth $12.97/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale39 hd
125.21
TN average9 barns · 1,976 hd
130.73
−5.52
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,58084.861,3414thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23661.1475612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37459.928239thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15350.405812thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,27070.008891thin

Every lot, as filed

49 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3488113.00/cwt113.00–113.005512
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2470122.00/cwt122.00–122.005731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270179.00/cwt179.00–179.004831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425163.00/cwt163.00–163.006931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530139.00/cwt134.00–144.007372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573135.52/cwt135.00–136.007772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2312171.33/cwt170.00–174.005353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473154.03/cwt153.00–155.007296
SteersMedium and Large 1-2382170.08/cwt165.00–174.006509
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006601
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2410141.00/cwt141.00–141.005781
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2450133.00/cwt133.00–133.005991
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2990.00/cwt990.00–990.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3920.00/cwt920.00–920.001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3915.00/cwt870.00–960.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,183813.33/cwt780.00–860.009,6223
Bulls1,30075.50/cwt75.50–75.509821
Bulls1,67387.98/cwt85.50–92.501,4723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31071.50/cwt71.50–71.509371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12754.57/cwt52.50–55.506153
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26862.31/cwt57.00–66.507908
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18754.17/cwt52.50–58.006433
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46862.79/cwt61.50–64.509226
CowsLean 85-90%1,15350.40/cwt49.50–51.505812
HeifersChoice1,27070.00/cwt70.00–70.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469131.45/cwt129.50–139.006177
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429129.85/cwt122.00–137.005577
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2514128.44/cwt124.00–130.506606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371134.88/cwt129.00–144.005005
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563119.30/cwt114.00–124.006723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-276096.00/cwt96.00–96.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280134.00/cwt134.00–134.003751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full505123.00/cwt123.00–123.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005891
BullsMedium and Large 2-372594.00/cwt94.00–94.006821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572134.30/cwt133.00–135.007687
BullsMedium and Large 1-2779100.54/cwt96.00–108.007834
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670113.64/cwt110.00–124.007614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2537132.68/cwt132.00–134.007123
BullsMedium and Large 1-2733102.97/cwt101.00–105.007552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615122.95/cwt120.00–126.007562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378166.48/cwt163.00–170.006292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340165.58/cwt160.00–171.005632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.